The Coalinga Horned Toads lost against the Kerman Lions back in December of 2022, and unfortunately they wound up with the same result on Friday. Coalinga took a 43-35 hit to the loss column at the hands of Kerman. The defeat unfortunately continues a disappointing trend for Coalinga in their matchups with Kerman: they've now lost seven in a row.
Coalinga's lost despite a true team effort on the offense, the best among them being Julia Gressman, who scored 9 points. Breeze Aispuro was another key contributor, scoring 4 points.
Coalinga's defeat was their third straight on the road, which bumped their record down to 7-2. Those victories were due in large part to their offensive dominance across that stretch, as they averaged 59.3 points per game. As for Kerman, the win (which was their third in a row) raised their record to 5-1.
Coalinga's road trip will continue as they head out to face Fresno Christian at 11:00 a.m. on December 9th. Fresno Christian will have to bring their A-game into this one, as they are staring down a pretty big deficit in the MaxPreps California Rankings (they are ranked 925th, while Coalinga is ranked 245th). As for Kerman, they will be playing at home against McLane at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday.
